Clavichord Word Search
Play a Clavichord word search free online. We built the 12-word list around its parts, its materials, and how it is played, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CLAVICHORD, TANGENT, SOUNDBOARD, BRIDGE, CASE, KEYS, RESONANCE, DECAY, SUSTAIN, BEBUNG, FINGERING, TOUCH.
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Clavichord word list, defined
- CLAVICHORD /ˈklævɪkɔːrd/ · noun
- A small, quiet keyboard instrument popular from the Renaissance through the Classical era, in which metal blades (tangents) strike the strings to produce a soft, delicate tone. Related: keyboard instrument, stringed keyboard, clavier.
- TANGENT /tæŋʤənt/ · noun, verb
- A line or plane that touches a curve or surface at a single point. In geometry, a tangent is a line that intersects a curve at exactly one point. Related: adjacent, incident, touching, abutting.
- SOUNDBOARD /ˈsaʊndbɔːd/ · noun
- A panel or device containing a set of buttons or keys that trigger pre-recorded sounds, often used in audio production or as a novelty item. A soundboard can also refer to a physical or digital interface for controlling audio equipment. Related: audio panel, sound effects board, voice changer, voice modifier.
- BRIDGE /brɪdʒ/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a bridge is a structure carrying a road, path, or railway across an obstacle such as a river or road; it also means the card game for four players played in two partnerships. Related: span, viaduct, crossing, link.
- CASE /keɪs/ · noun
- An instance of a particular situation or set of circumstances, especially one requiring investigation, decision, or treatment; also a legal proceeding or a container designed to hold something. Related: instance, situation, circumstance, matter.
- KEYS /kiːz/ · noun, verb
- A key is a small object used to operate a lock. To key something means to make it suitable for a particular purpose. Related: key, access, unlock, open.
- RESONANCE /ˈrɛz.ənəns/ · noun
- The state or property of producing or being in harmony with a particular vibration or frequency, or the quality of being full of meaning or emotion. Related: harmony, vibration, frequency, echo.
- DECAY /dɪˈkeɪ/ · verb and noun
- To decay is to rot or decompose through natural processes, or to decline gradually in quality, condition, or strength. As a noun, decay refers to the state or process of rotting, decomposition, or gradual deterioration. Related: rot, decompose, deteriorate, wither.
- SUSTAIN /səˈsteɪn/ · verb
- To support or maintain something, especially over a long period of time. To continue or endure something. Related: maintain, support, endure, persevere.
- FINGERING /ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ/ · noun
- The placement and movement of the fingers in playing a musical instrument, or the written markings indicating which fingers to use. In other contexts it refers to the action of handling or touching something with the fingers. Related: touch, technique, handling, manipulation.
- TOUCH /tʌtʃ/ · verb, noun
- To come into contact with something or someone, either physically or emotionally. A physical sensation or feeling. Related: feel, handle, contact, stroke.
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